Fake Facebook account impersonating Bengaluru Police Chief uncovered, FIR filed

Cybercrime Police register case after detecting a fraudulent social media profile using the identity and photos of Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh to cheat the public.

The Bengaluru Cybercrime Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) after discovering a fake Facebook account impersonating the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, during routine social media surveillance.

According to the police, the Cybercrime Media Monitoring Cell detected the fraudulent profile on Thursday while tracking suspicious online activity. The account was created using the name and photographs of Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, with the apparent intention of misleading the public and extracting money through deception.

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Officials stated that the impersonator contacted several unsuspecting individuals by projecting false official authority. By posing as the city’s top police officer, the accused allegedly gained the trust of victims and induced them to part with money under various false pretexts. Following multiple complaints from citizens who claimed they were cheated, the Cybercrime Police initiated legal action.

A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, for identity theft and cheating by impersonation.

 Investigators also found that the same fake profile had been reused multiple times to approach different people, indicating a systematic attempt to defraud the public.

Police have launched a detailed investigation to identify and trace the person behind the fake account.